OK, some filming today. We went to the school in Barra de Santiago down the street to film the Sagundo Ano (2nd year high school) students talking about the Literacy program they are involved with through Asociasion Barra de Santiago. The program promotes literacy in the home be having students teach their parents to read. The students were briefly interviewed on camera in the computer room. Now, the computer room has AC! However, I had to ask them to turn it off because it was way too loud to record the student interviews. Salvadorans all have these little hankies or cloths to deal with such sweaty situations, but I was not so prepared. My high-wick clothing absorbed nothing so I watched as drops of sweat accumulated below the tripod.
Next week we’ll go into a few homes and video the Literacy Circles in action.
Later in the afternoon we were invited to a farewell to the doctor at the clinic. This is a full service clinic and charged with caring for the sick and promoting public health. Dr Harry was trained in Canada and is returning for advanced studies. It was a long, hot presentation. Dr. Harry charged the community to keep their clinic at the heart of the community and that health care was not political. A local pastor got up and added his tribute, noting that you’re not a local until you’ve had “the parasites.” So maybe my intestinal tribulation was a baptism to the Barra.
We excused ourselves after the orange drink refreshments and cake.
I went surfing for the second time today – the first time solo. I did a lot of swimming only to thrown back toward the beach. The waves were a little beyond my skill today so I headed in and rode a nice wave all the way to the beach. No, not standing yet.
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